verified SJR 1,061 · Q1 • database Scopus / SJR & Web of Science indexed

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Research in Higher Education

Research in Higher Education publishes studies that examine issues pertaining to postsecondary education. The journal is open to studies using a wide range of methods, but has particular interest in studies that apply advanced quantitative research methods to issues in postsecond...

ISSN: 0361-0365

Publisher: Springer Netherlands

Category: Education

Indexation: verifiedScopus / SJR verifiedWeb of Science

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SJR Impact Factor trending_up

1,061 Q1

H-index 110

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25% Selective

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Publication cost (APC) payments

2.290 € Open Access

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SJR Impact

1,061

H-index

110

Docs (year)

Docs 3y

142

Total refs

5185

Cites 3y

487

Citable 3y

142

Cites/Doc 2y

Ref/Doc

69.13

Immediate OA

2290 €

Embargoed OA

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Non OA / Submission

0 €

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Limitations of using students' self-reports of academic development as proxies for traditional achievement measures

What's Past is Prologue: How Precollege Exposure to Racial Diversity Shapes the Impact of College Interracial Interactions

What Difference Does a Major Make? The Influence of College Major Field on Persistence by African American and White Students

Using Weighting Adjustments to Compensate for Survey Nonresponse

Using Focus Groups, Expert Advice, and Cognitive Interviews to Establish the Validity of a College Student Survey

The Role of Non-cognitive Variables in Identifying Community College Students in Need of Targeted Supports

The Relative Merits of Different Types of Overall Evaluations of Teaching Effectiveness

The Influence of Age at Degree Completion on College Wage Premiums

The Impact of an SES-Based Model on a College's Undergraduate Admissions Outcomes

The Effect of Financial Aid on Students' College Choice: Differences by Racial Groups

Scoring Neutral or Unsure on an Identity Development Instrument for Higher Education

Post-Baccalaureate Wage Growth within Four Years of Graduation: The Effects of College Quality and College Major

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HLM Behind the Curtain: Unveiling Decisions Behind the Use and Interpretation of HLM in Higher Education Research

Higher Education Student Engagement Scale (HESES): Development and Psychometric Evidence

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Educational Debt Burden Among Student Borrowers: An Analysis of the Baccalaureate & Beyond Panel, 1997 Follow-Up

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Research in Higher Education has an SJR of 1,061 (best quartile Q1) in the CountryOfPapers database.

Immediate OA APC is 2290 EUR. Non-OA / submission fee is 0 EUR.

The acceptance rate recorded for Research in Higher Education is 25%.

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